Wearable device

ABSTRACT

A wearable device comprises a body portion, a strap portion coupled with the body portion, the strap portion provided to allow the body portion to be worn on a human body, and a connection module provided in a portion of the strap portion and a portion of the body to couple the strap portion with the body portion. The connection module comprises a connection pin portion provided in the strap portion to detachably couple the strap portion with the body portion and a holder portion provided in an end of the strap portion, the connection pin portion inserted in the holder portion.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION(S) AND CLAIM OF PRIORITY

The present application is a continuation of U.S. patent applicationSer. No. 14/697,091 filed Apr. 27, 2015, which is related to and claimsthe benefit under 35 U.S.C. § 119(a) of a Korean patent applicationfiled in the Korean Intellectual Property Office on May 7, 2014 assignedSerial No. 10-2014-0054419, all of which are incorporated herein byreference into the present disclosure as if fully set forth herein.

TECHNICAL FIELD

Embodiments of the present disclosure concern wearable devices, and forexample, connection modules provided for allowing a device to be put ona human body.

BACKGROUND

There are various types of wearable devices, such as wristwatches,smartwatches, or bio signal detectors, which may be worn on the user'sbody, particularly on his wrist. A wrist-mounted wearable device mayinclude a device casing, a pair of straps, and connection pins forcoupling the straps to the casing. A diversity of materials come intoavailability for the straps.

The straps, when formed of a non-metallic material, e.g., urethane,silicone, carbon, leather, or fabric, are vulnerable to tear or wearfrom repetitive use or frequent swapping.

Use of a tool for releasing the straps out of the casing may damage ordeform the straps.

The above information is presented as background information only toassist with an understanding of the present disclosure. No determinationhas been made, and no assertion is made, as to whether any of the abovemight be applicable as prior art with regard to the present disclosure.

SUMMARY

To address the above-discussed deficiencies, it is a primary object toprovide a wearable device with coupling bands prevented from damage uponrepetitive removal or installation.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, there is provideda wearable device with coupling bands subject to easierremoval/installation.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, there is provideda wearable device with connection pin portions prevented from fiddlingupon removal or installation of coupling bands.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a wearable devicecomprises a body portion, a strap portion coupled with the body portion,the strap portion provided to allow the body portion to be worn on ahuman body, and a connection module provided in a portion of the strapportion and a portion of the body to couple the strap portion with thebody portion, wherein the connection module comprises a connection pinportion provided in the strap portion to detachably couple the strapportion with the body portion and aholder portion provided in an end ofthe strap portion, the connection pin portion inserted in the holderportion.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a wearable devicecomprises a body portion, a strap portion coupled with the body portion,the strap portion provided to allow the body portion to be worn to ahuman body, and a connection module provided between the body portionand the strap portion to couple the strap portion with the body portion,wherein the connection module comprises a connection pin portionincluding a knob adjacent to an end thereof, the knob exposed to anoutside of the strap portion, wherein the knob is driven to couple ordecouple the strap portion to/from the body portion and a holder portionprovided in an end of the strap portion, the connection pin portioninserted in the holder portion.

According to embodiments of the present disclosure, the wearable deviceincludes the holder portion that is inserted in the strap portion, thuspreventing strap portion damage, which otherwise might occur when movingthe ends of the connection pin portion to fit or release the connectionpin portion into/from the body.

According to embodiments of the present disclosure, the holder portionof the wearable device includes the guide hole for guiding the knob,which leads to easier insertion of the connection pin portion into thebody and the strap portion while facilitating coupling/decouplingbetween the strap portion and the body through the connection pinportion. The holder portion has the stopper portions that constrains themovement of the connection pin portion, contributing to a stablecoupling between the strap portion and the body.

Before undertaking the DETAILED DESCRIPTION below, it may beadvantageous to set forth definitions of certain words and phrases usedthroughout this patent document: the terms “include” and “comprise,” aswell as derivatives thereof, mean inclusion without limitation; the term“or,” is inclusive, meaning and/or; the phrases “associated with” and“associated therewith,” as well as derivatives thereof, may mean toinclude, be included within, interconnect with, contain, be containedwithin, connect to or with, couple to or with, be communicable with,cooperate with, interleave, juxtapose, be proximate to, be bound to orwith, have, have a property of, or the like; and the term “controller”means any device, system or part thereof that controls at least oneoperation, such a device may be implemented in hardware, firmware orsoftware, or some combination of at least two of the same. It should benoted that the functionality associated with any particular controllermay be centralized or distributed, whether locally or remotely.Definitions for certain words and phrases are provided throughout thispatent document, those of ordinary skill in the art should understandthat in many, if not most instances, such definitions apply to prior, aswell as future uses of such defined words and phrases.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

For a more complete understanding of the present disclosure and itsadvantages, reference is now made to the following description taken inconjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which like referencenumerals represent like parts:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a wearable device according toan embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a wearable deviceaccording to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 3 is an expanded cross-sectional view illustrating a wearabledevice with a connection module positioned between a body and a strapportion to couple the body with the strap portion, according to anembodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a wearable deviceaccording to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a wearable deviceaccording to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view illustrating a wearable device asassembled, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIGS. 7A and 7B is a rear view illustrating a strap portion of awearable device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view illustrating a holder portion of a wearabledevice according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 9 is a perspective view illustrating a holder portion of a wearabledevice as viewed in a different direction, according to an embodiment ofthe present disclosure;

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A′ of FIG. 6;

FIGS. 11A-11E is a view illustrating the operation of removing a strapportion from a body portion and inserting another into the body portion,according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 12 is a view illustrating a network environment including anelectronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 13 is a block diagram illustrating an electronic device accordingto an embodiment of the present disclosure; and

FIG. 14 illustrates communication protocols between a plurality ofelectronic devices (e.g., a wearable device and an external electronicdevice) according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Throughout the drawings, it should be noted that like reference numbersare used to depict the same or similar elements, features, andstructures.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

FIGS. 1 through 14, discussed below, and the various embodiments used todescribe the principles of the present disclosure in this patentdocument are by way of illustration only and should not be construed inany way to limit the scope of the disclosure. Those skilled in the artwill understand that the principles of the present disclosure may beimplemented in any suitably arranged electronic device. Various changesmay be made to the present disclosure, and the present disclosure maycome with a diversity of embodiments. Some embodiments of the presentdisclosure are shown and described in connection with the drawings.

However, it should be appreciated that the present disclosure is notlimited to the embodiments, and all changes and/or equivalents orreplacements thereto also belong to the scope of the present disclosure.

The terms such as ‘first’ and ‘second’ may be used to denote variouscomponents, but the components are not limited by the terms.

The terms are used only to distinguish one component from another.

For example, a first component may be denoted a second component, andvice versa without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.

The term ‘and/or’ may denote any or combination(s) of a plurality ofrelated items as listed.

The terms ‘front,’ ‘rear,’ ‘upper,’ and ‘lower,’ which are relative onesfor denoting their respective components as viewed in the drawings, maybe replaced with ‘first,’ ‘second,’ ‘third,’ and ‘fourth,’ respectively.

The order denoted by the ordinal numbers, first and second, may bevaried as necessary.

The terms as used herein are provided merely to describe someembodiments thereof, but not to limit the present disclosure.

It is to be understood that the singular forms “a,” “an,” and “the”include plural references unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.

It will be further understood that the terms “comprise” and/or “have,”when used in this specification, specify the presence of statedfeatures, integers, steps, operations, elements, and/or components, butdo not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features,integers, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or groupsthereof.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms including technical and scientificterms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one ofordinary skill in the art to which the embodiments of the presentdisclosure belong.

It will be further understood that terms, such as those defined incommonly used dictionaries, should be interpreted as having a meaningthat is consistent with their meaning in the context of the relevant artand will not be interpreted in an idealized or overly formal senseunless expressly so defined herein.

As used herein, the term “wearable device” denotes any electronic devicethat can be worn on the user's wrist, including, but not limited to, atypical type of analog or digital wristwatch, a smartwatch, and a biosignal measuring device.

The wearable device communicates with an external electronic device,e.g., a server or performs tasks by interworking with such an externalelectronic device.

For example, the wearable device can transmit images captured by itscamera and/or location information detected by its sensor to the servervia a network and can store and display data transmitted to anelectronic device interworking therewith.

The network includes, but is not limited to, a mobile or cellularcommunication network, a local area network (LAN), a wireless local areanetwork (WLAN), a wide area network (WAN), the Internet, or a small areanetwork (SAN).

The electronic device interworking with the wearable device can be asmartphone, a mobile phone, a navigation device, a game device, a TV, ahead unit for vehicles, a laptop computer, a tablet computer, a personalmedia player (PMP), or a personal digital assistant (PDA).

In certain embodiments, the electronic device is implemented as apocket-sized portable communication terminal with a radio communicationfunction.

The electronic device can be a flexible device or a flexible display.

Specifically, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, whenthe wearable device includes a smartwatch or a bio signal measuringdevice, a network environment associated with the wearable device andthe operation and structure of the processor of the wearable device aredescribed with reference to FIGS. 12 to 14.

Certain embodiments of a wearable device are now described withreference to FIGS. 1 through 4.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a wearable device according toan embodiment of the present disclosure.

The wearable device 10 includes a body portion 100, a strap portion 200,and a connection module that includes a holder portion 300 and aconnection pin portion 400. The wearable device 10 can be an analog ordigital watch, a smartwatch, or a wearable bio signal measuring device.

The body portion 100 is the main body of an analog or digital wristwatch, including a module for a wearable electronic device having adisplaying function or other multiple functions, or a module for sensingbio signals or the user's movement. In certain embodiments, the displayof the wearable electronic device is incorporated with a touch panel tobe utilized as an input device. The bio signal sensing module includes asensor for sensing the user's movement or an electrode pad for measuringthe user's heartbeat.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a wearable deviceaccording to an embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 3 is anexpanded cross-sectional view illustrating a wearable device with aconnection module positioned between a body and a strap portion tocouple the body with the strap portion, according to an embodiment ofthe present disclosure. FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective viewillustrating a wearable device according to an embodiment of the presentdisclosure.

Referring to FIGS. 2 to 4, the body portion 100 includes a strap couplerportion 110 for coupling the strap portion 200, described below, atopposite positions around the body portion 100. Although the strapcoupler portion 110 is included in the body portion 100, embodiments ofthe present disclosure are not limited thereto. For example, a separatebezel member (not shown) can be provided to surround the body portion100 along an outer edge of the body portion 100, and the strap couplerportions 110 can be provided to face each other around the bezel member.The strap coupler portion 110 includes other various positions,structures, or shapes as long as the strap coupler portion 110 couplesthe strap portion 200 to the body portion 100. A pair of strap couplerportion 110 is provided at two opposite ends, respectively, of the bodyportion 100. The strap coupler portion 110 includes a pair of couplingprotrusions. Pin holes 111, respectively, are provided in the respectivefirst surfaces of the pair of coupling protrusions facing each other.Two opposite ends of a connection pin portion 400, which is describedbelow, are fitted into the pin holes 111, respectively, fastening theconnection pin portion 400.

The strap portion 200 is coupled to the body portion 100, specificallyto the strap coupler portion 110, and the strap portion 200 and the bodyportion 100 are put on the user's body.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a pair of straps200 are provided, which may be respectively referred to as a first bandand a second band. Two strap coupler portions 110, respectively, areprovided at two opposite ends of the body portion 100, and the two strapcoupler portions 110 are hereinafter referred to as a first strapcoupler portion and a second strap coupler portion, respectively. Thefirst band and the second band are coupled to the first strap couplerportion 110 and the second strap coupler portion 110, respectively. Forexample, an end of the first band and an end of the second band arecoupled with the first strap coupler portion 110 and the second strapcoupler portion 110, respectively. Respective second ends of the firstband and the second band, respectively, have a coupling member and acoupling hole corresponding to the coupling member. When the couplingmember is coupled into the coupling hole, the wearable device can be puton the user's wrist. However, the structure for coupling the second endsof the first band and the second band is not limited thereto, and anyother types of coupling structures could be used as long as they areable to couple the second ends of the first band and the second band sothat the user can wear the wearable device.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the strap portion200 includes a seating opening 210. The seating opening 210 is formedthrough an end of the strap 200, where the strap 200 is coupled to thestrap coupler portion 110 of the body portion 100—hereinafter, the endof the strap portion 200 is referred to as an engagement part. A holderportion 300, which is described below, is inserted into the seatingopening 210. The seating opening 210 passes through the engagement partfrom a side to another, and the seating opening 210 fastens the holderbody 310 of the holder portion 300, with the holder portion 300 placedin the seating opening 210.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the strap portion200 is formed of urethane rubber, silicone rubber, carbon, leather, orfabric, or the strap portion 200 includes a carbon band obtained byapplying or processing carbon to the listed material.

The connection module including the holder portion 300 and theconnection pin portion 400 is positioned between the body portion 100and the strap portion 200, specifically, the engagement part of thestrap portion 200, to couple the engagement part of the strap portion200 to the strap coupler portion 110 of the body portion 100. Theconnection module, includes a connection pin portion 400 coupling thestrap portion 200 with the body portion 100 and a holder portion 300having a coupling space for the connection pin portion 400 andreinforcing the strap portion 200 when the strap portion 200 is coupledwith the body portion 100 by the connection pin portion 400.

The holder portion 300 backs up the engagement part of the strap portion200. The holder portion 300 is provided for an easy and stable couplingof the connection pin portion 400 as well. According to an embodiment ofthe present disclosure, the holder portion 300 includes a holder body310 and a pin mounted hole 320.

The holder body 310 is inserted into the seating opening 210. Accordingto an embodiment of the present disclosure, the holder body 310 isshaped in cross section, like a fan or a cross section of an airplanewing, so that the hold body 310 surface slims down away from theengagement part of the strap portion 200. The holder body 310 isprovided to be engaged and fastened in the seating opening 210. Theholder body 310 is formed of a resin or other plastics, such as by, forexample, injection molding.

The pin mounted hole 320 passes through the holder body 310 from an endto another. The connection pin portion 400 is inserted into the pinmounted hole 320 to enable a coupling between the body portion 100 andthe holder portion inserted strap portion 200, specifically the strapcoupler portion 110. The pin mounted hole 320 can have the same orsimilar size as the pin body 410 to allow for insertion of the pin body410, which is described below.

The connection pin portion 400 is inserted into the holder portion 300,specifically the pin mounted hole (or via) 320, to couple the strapportion 200 with the body portion 100. According to an embodiment of thepresent disclosure, the connection pin portion 400 includes a pin body410 and first and second protrusions 421 and 422 sticking outrespectively from both ends of the pin body 410 and fitted/removedinto/from the pin holes 111.

The holder portion 300 can be inserted in the strap portion 200, withthe pin body 410 placed in the holder portion 300. The pin body 410 canpass through the pin mounted hole 320 from an end to another, and thepin body 410 is shaped as an arm. The pin body 410 can be fitted intothe pin mounted hole 320.

The first and second protrusions 421 and 422 are fitted into or removedfrom the pin holes 111 of the strap coupler portion sticking out fromtwo opposite ends of the pin body 410. The first protrusion 421 or thesecond protrusion 422 is elastically supported by an elastic body 440,such as a spring, provided inside the pin body 410.

As such, the holder portion 300, inserted into the engagement part ofthe strap portion 200 coupled with the body portion 100, provides asupport to the engagement part, allowing for a more stable couplingbetween the strap portion 200 and the body portion 100.

A wearable device 10 is now described with reference to FIGS. 5 to 11,according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The wearabledevice 10 is similar in structure to the wearable device described abovein connection with FIGS. 1 to 4, and the description thereof primarilyfocuses on the differences therefrom.

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a wearable deviceaccording to an embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 6 is aperspective view illustrating a wearable device as assembled, accordingto an embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 7 is a rear viewillustrating a strap portion of a wearable device according to anembodiment of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIGS. 5 to 7, the wearable device 10, which can be similarto the wearable device described above in connection with FIGS. 1 to 4,includes a body portion 100, a strap portion 200, and a connectionmodule, including a holder portion 300 and a connection pin portion 400.The differences between the wearable device 10 are in the presence orabsence of an exposure via 220 in the strap portion 200, the structureof the connection pin portion 400, and the presence or absence of aguide via 330 in the holder portion 300.

Specifically, the body portion 100 is substantially the same instructure as the body portion 100 described above in connection withFIGS. 1 to 4.

The strap portion 200 is similar to that of the wearable devicedescribed above in connection with FIGS. 1 to 4 except that theconnection pin portion 400 includes a knob 430 and the engagement parthas an exposure via 220 to expose the knob 430 to the outside of thestrap portion 200.

Specifically, the strap portion 200 includes a seating opening 210 andan exposure via 220.

The seating opening 210 is provided at an end of the strap portion 200,specifically at the engagement part of the strap portion 200. A holderportion 300, which is described below, can be inserted into the seatingopening 210. The seating opening 210 passes through the engagement partfrom an end to another. The holder body 310 of the holder portion 300 isplaced and fastened in the seating opening 210.

The exposure via 220 is an opening that is positioned in the strapportion 200 of the coupled portion and passes from the surface of thestrap portion 200 to the seating opening 210. The exposure via 220 canbe provided corresponding to a side of the coupled portion,specifically, the portion where the knob of the connection pin portion400, which is described below, is positioned, and the exposure via 220allows the knob 420 to be exposed to a rear surface of the strap portion200. The exposure via 220 is an opening that passes from the rearsurface of the strap portion 200 to the seating opening 210 and anopening that, when the holder portion 300, which is described below, ismounted in the seating opening 210, connects through the guide via 330of the holder portion 300 up to an inside of the pin mounted via 320.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the exposure via220 has a predetermined distance from a portion of the strap portion 200to another. Here, the “predetermined distance” is the distance withinwhich the knob may travel to allow the first protrusion 421 or thesecond protrusion 422 to be fitted into or removed from itscorresponding pin via 111. For example, the exposure via 220 can have apredetermined length from a side of the strap portion 200 to the otherside thereof, which is shaped to be opened to the outside (refer to FIG.7(b)).

In certain embodiments, the strap portion 200 is formed of urethanerubber, silicone rubber, carbon, leather, or fabric, or the strapportion 200 includes a carbon band obtained by processing the listedmaterial with carbon.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the connectionmodule include a connection pin portion 400 and a holder portion 300, inwhich the connection pin portion 400 can be inserted. The holder portion300 is positioned between the body portion 100 and the strap portion200, specifically the engagement part of the strap portion 200, with theholder portion 300 inserted in the holder portion 300, so as to couplethe engagement part of the strap portion 200 into the strap couplerportion 110 of the body portion 100.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view illustrating a holder portion of a wearabledevice according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 9 is aperspective view illustrating a holder portion of a wearable device asviewed in a different direction, according to an embodiment of thepresent disclosure.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the holder portion300 is engagingly seated in the seating opening 210 and provides a spacefor the connection pin portion 400 to couple the strap portion 200 withthe body portion 100, reinforcing the coupled portion of the strapportion 200. In other words, the holder portion 300 can back up thecoupled portion of the strap portion 200, while providing an easy andstable coupling between the strap portion 200 and the body portion 100through the connection pin portion 400.

The holder portion 300 has a holder body 310, a pin mounted via 320, anda guide hole 330, which makes it distinct from the holder portion 300described above in connection with FIGS. 1 to 4.

The holder body 310 is inserted into the seating opening 210. The holderbody 310 can be shaped in cross section like a fan or a cross section ofan airplane wing that slims down away from the engagement part of thestrap portion 200. The holder body 310 is provided to be engaginglyfastened in the seating opening 210. The holder body 310 is formed of aresin or other plastics by, e.g., injection molding.

The pin mounted hole 320 passes through the holder body 310 from an endto another, and the connection pin portion 400 is inserted into the pinmounted via 320 to couple the body portion 100 with the holder portioninserted strap portion 200, specifically the strap coupler portion 110.The pin mounted hole 320 can have the same or similar size to the pinbody 410 so as to allow the pin body 410 to be inserted into the pinmounted hole 320.

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A′ of FIG. 6.

Referring to FIG. 10, the knob of the connection pin portion 400 to beinserted in the pin mounted via 320 is seated in the guide via 330, andthe guide via 330 are formed to be exposed to a surface of the strapportion 200. Specifically, the guide via 330 is an opening that isformed at a position corresponding to the exposure via 220 detailedabove to connect to the exposure via 220 and passes through the insideof the pin mounted via 320. A side of the guide via 330 is formed to beopened to a side of the holder body 310. As the side of the guide via330 is opened at a side of the holder body 310, the knob 430 protrudedfrom the connection pin portion 400 to be described below can beinserted into the guide via 330. The guide via 330 is formed to have apredetermined length in a direction of the other side from the openedside. Here, the “predetermined length” can be provided as a travellingdistance of the knob that allows one of the first protrusion 421 or thesecond protrusion of the connection pin portion 400 to be describedbelow as pulled out from the pin via 111.

The guide via 330 is positioned corresponding to the exposure via 220and extends to the exposure via 220 to be opened to the outside of thestrap portion 200. The guide via 330 can be similar in size to theexposure via 220; and the guide via 330 and the exposure via 220 form atravelling distance for the knob 430 of the connection pin portion 400.The knob 430 is inserted along the guide via 330 and is exposed to theoutside of the back surface of the strap portion 200 through the guidevia 330 and the exposure via 220. The user may move the knob 430 toslide the connection pin portion 400 into and from the body portion 100.

As described supra, the guide via 330 has an opened end, so that whenthe connection pin portion 400 is inserted into the pin mounted via 320,the knob 430 of the connection pin portion 400 can be slid in along theguide hole 330 through the opened end of the guide via 330.

The knob 430 is able to be removed or fall out of the holder body 310through the opened end of the guide via 330. To prevent such removal orextraction, or to restrict the movement of the knob 430, a pair ofstopper portions 331 facing each other is provided in the guide via 330.The knob 430 is press-fittingly inserted into the guide via 330 throughthe opened end of the guide via 330 and the space between the stopperportions 331 and can be thus positioned between the opposite end of theopened end of the guide via 330 and the stopper portions 331, so thatthe knob 430 can travel between the opposite side of the guide via 330and the stopper portions 331, with the connection pin portion 400inserted in the pin mounted via 320.

The connection pin portion 400 differs in structure from the connectionpin portion 400 described above in connection with FIGS. 1 to 4.

The connection pin portion 400, similar to that described above inconnection with FIGS. 1 to 4, is inserted into the holder portion 300,specifically the pin mounted hole 320, to couple the strap portion 200with the body portion 100. The connection pin portion 400 includes a pinbody 410, first and second protrusions projecting from the pin body 410and detachably inserted into the pin vias 111, and a knob that makes itdistinct from the connection pin portion 400 described above inconnection with FIGS. 1 to 4.

The holder portion 300 is positioned inside the strap portion 200, withthe pin body 410 inserted in the holder portion 300. The pin body 410 isshaped as an arm penetrating the pin mounted via 320 from a side to theother side thereof, and the pin body 410 is provided to be inserted andengaged to the pin mounted via 320.

The first and second protrusions 421 and 422 are fitted into or removedfrom the pin vias 111 of the strap coupler portion sticking out on twoopposite ends of the pin body 410. The first protrusion 421 or thesecond protrusion 422 is connected with the knob 430 and can beelastically supported by an elastic member 440, e.g., a spring.According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the secondprotrusion 422 (hereinafter, referred to as a spring pin 422) isconnected with the knob 430, for the purpose of description. However,the first protrusion 421 can be fitted into or removed from the insideof the pin body 410 as well. Alternatively, the first protrusion 421 canbe a spring pin depending on the position of the guide via 330 and theexposure via 220. When the knob 430 is pulled away from the stopperportions 331, the spring pin 422 can be pushed in along the inside ofthe pin body 410, and thus, the connection pin portion 400 can beshrunken, subject to the position where the connection pin portion 400can be unplugged from the pin vias 111 or fitted back into the pin via111.

An example of swapping straps is now described with reference to FIG.11, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 11 is a view illustrating the operation of removing a strap portion200 from a body portion 100 and inserting another 200 into the bodyportion 100, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 11, the holder portion 300 is inserted into the strapportion 200 with the connection pin portion 400 positioned inside, andthe first protrusion 421 and the spring pin 422 of the connection pinportion 400 are respectively fitted into pin via 111 of the body portion100, leaving the body portion 100 and the strap portion 200 to becoupled with each other via the connection module, which includes theholder portion 300 and the connection pin portion 400 (see FIG. 11(a)).To swap strap portions 200, the user pulls the knob 430, sticking outthrough the exposure hole 220 on the back surface of the strap portion200, from a side to another (in the direction indicated by an arrow)(see FIG. 11(a)-1). The knob 430 runs along the guide via 330, but notbeyond the stopper portions 331, preventing damage to the strap portion200, specifically the engagement part, which otherwise might occur. Asthe knob 430 moves along, the spring pin 422 connected with the knob 430can be pushed inside the pin body 410. The spring pin 422 is pulled awayfrom the pin hole 111, allowing the side of the strap portion 200 to beseparated from the body portion 100 (see FIG. 11(b)).

The following is an exemplary operation of reinstalling the strapportion 200 to the body portion 100 (refer to FIG. 11(c) to (e)).

The holder portion 300 having the connection pin portion 400 insertedtherein remains fastened in the seating opening 210. The firstprotrusion 421 and the spring fin 422 of the connection pin portion 400are left sticking out from both sides of the strap portion 200. Thefirst protrusion 421 is fitted into the pin via 111 (see FIGS. 11(c) and(c)-1). The knob 430 projected through the exposure via 220 on the backsurface of the strap portion 200 is pulled away from the stopperportions 331 (in the direction indicated by an arrow) (see FIG.11(d)-1), the spring pin 422 is forced into the inside of the pin body410 (see FIGS. 11(e) and (e)-1). The knob 430 travels along the guidevia 330, but not beyond the stopper portions 331, preventing damage thatotherwise might arise. As the spring pin 422 is pushed inside of the pinbody 410, the strap portion 200 can be fitted into the strap couplerportion 110. When the knob 430 is released, the knob 430 along with thespring pin 422 is elastically pushed towards the stopper portions 331 bythe elastic member 440, leaving the spring pin 422 to spring out of theside of the pin body 410 to fit into the pin via 111 of the strapcoupler portion 110. As such, the strap portion 200 can be easilycoupled with the body portion 110.

FIGS. 12 to 14 are views illustrating a network environment associatedwith a wearable device, the driving processor of the wearable device,and communication protocols for communication with an externalelectronic device when the wearable device is a smartwatch or bio signalmeasuring device, according to embodiments of the present disclosure.

FIG. 12 is a view illustrating a network environment including anelectronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 12, the electronic device 701 (which can be a wearabledevice according to an embodiment of the present disclosure) includes abus 710, a processor 720, a memory 730, an input/output interface 740, adisplay 750, a communication interface 760, and other various functionmodules 770 (e.g., a bio signal measuring module, an ultraviolet (UV)index measuring module, or fingerprint recognition module).

The bus 710 connects the above-listed components to each other, and thebus 110 can carry data (e.g., control messages) between the components.

The processor 720 receives a command from other component (e.g., thememory 730, the input/output interface 740, the display 750, thecommunication interface 760, or the information providing module 770)through, e.g., the bus 710, interprets the received command, andexecutes computation or data processing according to the interpretedcommand.

The memory 730 stores a command or data received from other component(e.g., the input/output interface 740, the display 750, thecommunication interface 760, or the information providing module 770) ora command or data generated by the processor 720 or other component.

The memory 730 includes programming modules including, e.g., a kernel731, middleware 732, an application programming interface (API) 733, oran application 734.

The programming modules can be configured in software, firmware,hardware or a combination of two or more thereof.

The kernel 731 controls or manages system resources (e.g., the bus 710,the processor 720, or the memory 730) used to execute the operation orfunction implemented in the other programming modules, e.g., themiddleware 732, the API 733 or the application 734.

The kernel 731 provides an interface that allows the middleware 732, theAPI 733, or the application 734 to access the individual components ofthe electronic device 701 to control or manage the same.

The middleware 732 functions as a relay to allow the API 733 or theapplication 734 to communicate data with the kernel 731.

A plurality of applications 734 can be provided. The middleware 732controls work requests received from the applications 734, e.g., byallocation the priority of using the system resources of the electronicdevice 701 (e.g., the bus 710, the processor 720, or the memory 730) toat least one of the plurality of applications 134.

The API 733 is an interface allowing the application 734 to controlfunctions provided from the kernel 731 or the middleware 732. Forexample, the API 733 includes at least one interface or function (e.g.,a command) for filing control, window control, image processing or textcontrol.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, there can beprovided a plurality of applications 734 including an SMS/MMSapplication, an email application, a calendar application, an alarmapplication, a healthcare application (e.g., an application formeasuring exercise amount or blood sugar), or an environmentalinformation application (e.g., an application providing atmosphericpressure, moisture, or temperature information).

Additionally or alternatively, the application 734 can be an applicationrelated to information exchange between the electronic device 701 and anexternal electronic device (e.g., electronic device 704).

Examples of the information exchange-related application include, butare not limited to, a notification relay application for transferringspecific information to the external electronic device, or a devicemanagement application for managing the external electronic device.

For example, the notification relay application includes a function forrelaying notification information generated from other applications ofthe electronic device 701 (e.g., the SMS/MMS application, emailapplication, healthcare application, or environmental informationapplication) to the external electronic device (e.g., the electronicdevice 704).

Additionally or optionally, the notification relay application receivesnotification information from, e.g., the external electronic device(e.g., the electronic device 704) and provides the received notificationinformation to the user.

The device management application performs at least some functions ofthe external electronic device (e.g., the electronic device 704)communicating with the electronic device 701 (for example, turningon/off the external electronic device (or some components of theexternal electronic device) or control of brightness (or resolution) ofthe display), and the device management application manages (e.g.,install, delete, or update) an application operating in the externalelectronic device or a service (e.g., call service or message service)provided from the external electronic device.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the application734 includes an application designated depending on the attribute (e.g.,type of electronic device) of the external electronic device (e.g., theelectronic device 704).

For example, in case the external electronic device is an MP3 player,the application 734 can include an application related to playing music.

Similarly, in case the external electronic device is a mobile medicaldevice, the application 734 includes an application related tohealthcare.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the application734 includes an application designated to the electronic device 701 oran application received from an external electronic device (e.g., aserver 706 or the electronic device 704).

The input/output interface 740 transfers commands or data input by theuser through an input/output device (e.g., a keyboard or touchscreen) tothe processor 720, the memory 730, or the communication interface 770through, e.g., the bus 710.

For example, the input/output interface 740 can provide data regardingthe user's touch input through a touchscreen to the processor 720.

The input/output interface 740 can output, through the input/outputdevice (e.g., a speaker or display), commands or data received from theprocessor 720, the memory 730, the communication interface 760, or themodule 770 through, e.g., the bus 710.

For example, the input/output interface 740 can output voice dataprocessed by the processor 720 to the user through a speaker.

The display 750 displays various types of information (e.g., multimediadata or text data) to the user.

The communication interface 760 enables communication between theelectronic device 701 and an external electronic device (e.g., theelectronic device 704 or the server 706).

For example, the communication interface 760 connects with the network762 through a wireline or wireless communication link to communicatewith the external electronic device.

The wireless connection can be made by various radio communicationprotocols, including, but not limited to, wireless fidelity (WiFi),BLUETOOTH® (BT), near field communication (NFC), global positioningsystem (GPS), or cellular communication protocols (e.g., LTE, LTE-A,CDMA, WCDMA, UMTS, WiBro or GSM).

The wired connection can be made by various wired communicationprotocols, including, but not limited to, universal serial bus (USB),high definition multimedia interface (HDMI), recommended standard (RS)232, or plain old telephone service (POTS).

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the network 762 isa telecommunication network.

The telecommunication network includes a computer network, the Internet,an Internet of things (IoT) network, or a telephone network.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, protocols forcommunication between the electronic device 701 and the externalelectronic device (examples of such protocols include, but not limitedto, transport layer protocol, data link layer protocol, or physicallayer protocol) can be supported by the application 734, the API 733,the middleware 732, the kernel 731, or the communication interface 760.

FIG. 13 is a block diagram illustrating an electronic device 801according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

The electronic device 801 includes the whole or part of theconfiguration of, e.g., the electronic device 701 shown in FIG. 12.

Referring to FIG. 13, the electronic device 801 includes one or moreapplication processors (APs) 810, a communication module 820, asubscriber identification module (SIM) card 824, a memory 830, a sensormodule 840, an input device 850, a display 860, an interface 870, anaudio module 880, a camera module 891, a power management module 895, abattery 896, an indicator 897, and a motor 898.

The AP 810 controls multiple hardware and software components connectedto the AP 810 by running an operating system or application programs,and the AP 810 processes and computes various data including multimediadata.

In certain embodiments, the AP 810 is implemented in, e.g., a System onChip (SoC).

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the AP 810 furtherincludes a graphic processing unit (GPU) (not shown).

The communication module 820 (e.g. the communication interface 760)performs data communication with other electronic devices (e.g., theelectronic device 704 or the server 706) connected with the electronicdevice 801 (e.g., the electronic device 701) via a network.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the communicationmodule 820 includes a cellular module 821, a WiFi module 823, a BTmodule 825, a GPS module 827, an NFC module 828, and a radio frequency(RF) module 829.

The cellular module 821 provides voice call, video call, text, orInternet services through a communication network (e.g., an LTE, LTE-A,CDMA, WCDMA, UMTS, WiBro, or GSM network).

The cellular module 821 performs identification and authentication onthe electronic device in the communication network using, e.g., asubscriber identification module (e.g., the SIM card 824).

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the cellularmodule 821 performs at least some of the functions providable by the AP810.

For example, the cellular module 821 performs at least some of themultimedia control functions.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the cellularmodule 821 includes a communication processor (CP).

In certain embodiments, the cellular module 821 is implemented in, e.g.,an SoC.

Although in FIG. 13 the cellular module 821 (e.g., a communicationprocessor), the memory 830, or the power management module 895 areprovided separately from the AP 810, the AP 810 is configured to includeat least some (e.g., the cellular module 821) of the above-listedcomponents, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the AP 810 or thecellular module 821 (e.g., a communication processor) loads commands ordata received from a non-volatile memory or other component connectedthereto and process the loaded commands or data.

The AP 810 or the cellular module 821 stores, in the non-volatilememory, data received from other component(s) or data generated by theother component(s).

The WiFi module 823, the BT module 825, the GPS module 827, or the NFCmodule 828 includes a process for, e.g., processing data communicatedthrough the module.

Although in FIG. 13 the cellular module 821, the WiFi module 823, the BTmodule 825, the GPS module 827, and the NFC module 828 are shown intheir respective separate blocks, at least some (e.g., two or more) ofthe cellular module 821, the WiFi module 823, the BT module 825, the GPSmodule 827, and the NFC module 828 are included in a single integratedcircuit (IC) or an IC package.

For example, at least some of the processors respectively correspondingto the cellular module 821, the WiFi module 823, the BT module 825, theGPS module 827, and the NFC module 828 (e.g., the communicationprocessor corresponding to the cellular module 821 and the WiFiprocessor corresponding to the WiFi module 823) can be implemented in asingle SoC.

In certain embodiments, the RF module 829 communicates data, e.g., RFsignals.

The RF module 829 includes, e.g., a transceiver, a power amp module(PAM), a frequency filter, or a low noise amplifier (LNA) (not shown).

The RF module 829 further includes parts (e.g., conductors or wires) forcommunicating radio waves in a free space upon performing wirelesscommunication.

Although in FIG. 13 the cellular module 821, the WiFi module 823, the BTmodule 825, the GPS module 827, and the NFC module 828 share a single RFmodule 829, the cellular module 821, the WiFi module 823, the BT module825, the GPS module 827, or the NFC module 828 may communicate RFsignals through a separate RF module(s).

The SIM card 824 includes a subscriber identification module, and theSIM card 2024 cam be inserted into a slot formed at a predeterminedposition of the electronic device.

The SIM card 824 contains unique identification information (e.g., anintegrated circuit card identifier (ICCID) or subscriber information(e.g., an international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI)).

The memory 830 (e.g., the memory 730) includes an internal memory 832 oran external memory 834.

The internal memory 832 includes, e.g., a volatile memory (e.g., adynamic RAM (DRAM), a static RAM (SRAM), a synchronous dynamic RAM(SDRAM), etc.) or a non-volatile memory (e.g., a one time programmableROM (OTPROM), a programmable ROM (PROM), an erasable and programmableROM (EPROM), an electrically erasable and programmable ROM (EEPROM), amask ROM, a flash ROM, a NAND flash memory, or a NOR flash memory).

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the internalmemory 832 is a solid state drive (SSD).

The external memory 834 includes a flash drive, e.g., a compact flash(CF) memory, a secure digital (SD) memory, a micro-SD memory, a min-SDmemory, an extreme digital (xD) memory, or a memory Stick™.

The external memory 834 can be functionally connected with theelectronic device 801 via various interfaces.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the electronicdevice 801 further includes a storage device (or storage medium) such asa hard disk drive.

The sensor module 840 measures a physical quantity or detects anoperational stage of the electronic device 801, and the sensor module2040 converts the measured or detected information into an electricalsignal.

The sensor module 840 includes, e.g., a gesture sensor 840A, a gyrosensor 840B, an atmospheric pressure sensor 840C, a magnetic sensor840D, an acceleration sensor 840E, a grip sensor 840F, a proximitysensor 840G, a color sensor 840H (e.g., a Red-Green-Blue (RGB) sensor),a bio sensor 840I, a temperature/humidity sensor 840J, an illuminationsensor 840K, or an Ultra Violet (UV) sensor 840M.

Additionally or alternatively, the sensor module 840 includes, e.g., anE-nose sensor, an electromyography (EMG) sensor, an electroencephalogram(EEG) sensor, an electrocardiogram (ECG) sensor, an infrared (IR)sensor, an iris sensor, or a finger print sensor which is not shown inthe drawings.

The sensor module 840 further includes a control circuit for controllingat least one or more of the sensors included in the sensor module 840.

The input unit 850 includes a touch panel 852, a (digital) pen sensor854, a key 856, or an ultrasonic input device 858.

The touch panel 852 recognizes touch inputs in at least one ofcapacitive, resistive, infrared, or ultrasonic methods.

The touch panel 852 further includes a control circuit.

With the capacitive method, physical contact or proximity detection maybe possible.

The touch panel 852 further includes a tactile layer.

In this regard, the touch panel 852 provides the user with a tactileresponse.

The (digital) pen sensor 854 can be implemented in a way identical orsimilar to e.g., how a touch input of a user is received, or by using aseparate sheet for recognition.

The key 856 includes e.g., a physical button, optical key or key pad.

The ultrasonic input device 858 uses an input tool that generates anultrasonic signal and enables the electronic device 801 to determinedata by sensing the ultrasonic signal to the microphone 888, therebyenabling wireless recognition.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the electronicdevice 801 receives the user's input from an external electronic device(e.g., a network, computer, or server) connected with the electronicdevice 801 using the communication module 820.

The display 860 (corresponding to the display 750 of FIG. 1) includes apanel 862, a hologram device 864, or a projector 866.

The panel 862 can be, e.g., a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD), ActiveMatrix Organic Light Emitting Diodes (AMOLEDs), or the like.

The panel 862 can be implemented to be flexible, transparent, orwearable.

The panel 862 also can be incorporated with the touch panel 852 in amodule.

The hologram device 864 makes three dimensional (3D) images (holograms)in the air by using light interference.

The projector 866 displays an image by projecting light onto a screen.

The screen can be, for example, located inside or outside of theelectronic device 801.

In accordance with an embodiment, the display 860 further includes acontrol circuit to control the panel 862, the hologram device 864, orthe projector 866.

The interface 870 includes e.g., a high definition multimedia interface(HDMI) 872, a (universal serial bus (USB) 874, an optical interface 876,or a D-subminiature (D-sub) 878.

The interface 870 can be included in e.g., the communication interface760 shown in FIG. 12.

Additionally or alternatively, the interface 870 includes a mobilehigh-definition link (MHL) interface, a secure digital (SD)card/multimedia card (MMC) interface, or infrared data association(IrDA) standard interface.

The audio module 880 performs various processes (e.g., encoding ordecoding) relating to converting a sound wave and audio signal to anelectric signal or vice versa.

At least a part of the audio module 880 can be included in, e.g., theinput/output interface 740 as shown in FIG. 12.

The audio module 880 processes sound information input or output throughe.g., a speaker 882, a receiver 884, an earphone 886, or a microphone888.

The camera module 891 is a device for capturing still images and videos,and includes, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, oneor more image sensors (e.g., front and back sensors) (not shown), a lens(not shown), an Image Signal Processor (ISP) (not shown), or a flashsuch as an LED or xenon lamp (not shown).

The power manager module 895 manages power of the electronic device 801.

Although not shown, e.g., a power management integrated Circuit (PMIC),a charger IC, or a battery or fuel gauge is included in the powermanager module 895.

The PMIC is mounted on e.g., an IC or an SOC.

A charging method is divided into wired and wireless charging methods.

The charger IC charges a battery and prevents overvoltage or overcurrentfrom being induced from a charger.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the charger IC isused in at least one of a cable charging scheme and a wireless chargingscheme.

The wireless charging scheme includes e.g., a magnetic resonance scheme,a magnetic induction scheme, or an electromagnetic wave based scheme,and an additional circuit, such as a coil loop, a resonance circuit, arectifier, or the like can be added for wireless charging.

The battery gauge measures an amount of remaining power of the battery896, a voltage, a current, or a temperature while the battery 896 isbeing charged.

The battery 896 saves or generates electricity, and supplies power tothe electronic device 801 with the saved or generated electricity.

The battery 896 includes, e.g., a rechargeable battery or a solarbattery.

The indicator 897 indicates a particular state of the electronic device801 or a part of the electronic device (e.g., the AP 810), includinge.g., a booting state, a message state, or recharging state.

The motor 898 converts an electric signal to a mechanical vibration.

Although not shown, a processing unit for supporting a mobile TV, suchas a GPU may be included in the electronic device 801.

The processing unit for supporting mobile TV processes media dataconforming to a standard for digital multimedia broadcasting (DMB),digital video broadcasting (DVB), or media flow.

Each of the aforementioned components of the electronic device includesone or more parts, and a name of the part varies with a type of theelectronic device.

The electronic device in accordance with various embodiments of thepresent disclosure includes at least one of the aforementionedcomponents, omits some of them, or includes other additionalcomponent(s).

Some of the components can be combined into an entity, but the entitymay perform the same functions as the components may do.

FIG. 14 illustrates communication protocols 900 between a plurality ofelectronic devices (e.g., between a wearable device, such as asmartwatch or bio signal measuring device put on the user's body) and anexternal electronic device 930 communicating with the wearable device910, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 14, the communication protocols 900 includes, e.g., adevice discovery protocol 951, a capability exchange protocol 953, anetwork protocol 955, and an application protocol 957.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the devicediscovery protocol 951 is a protocol for each electronic device (e.g.,the electronic device 910 or the electronic device 930) to detect anexternal electronic device that the electronic device communicates withor to link itself to the detected external electronic device.

For example, the electronic device 910 (e.g., the electronic device 701)detects the electronic device 930 (e.g., the electronic device 704), asits communicable device, by its available communication scheme (such asthrough WiFi, BT, or USB) using the device discovery protocol 951.

The electronic device 910 obtains and stores identification informationabout the detected electronic device 930 using the device discoveryprotocol 951 in order to establish a communication link with theelectronic device 930.

The 910 establishes such communication link with the electronic device930 based on, e.g., at least the identification information.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the devicediscovery protocol 951 is a protocol for mutual authentication betweenthe plurality of electronic devices.

For example, the electronic device 910 performs authentication betweenthe electronic device 910 and the electronic device 930, at least, basedon communication information for linkage with the electronic device 930(e.g., media access control (MAC) address, universally unique identifier(UUID), subsystem identification (SSID), or information provider (IP)).

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the capabilityexchange protocol 953 is a protocol for exchanging information relatingto capabilities of services supportable by the electronic device 910 orthe electronic device 930.

For example, the electronic device 910 and the electronic device 930swap the information regarding the capabilities of the services thatthey are currently providing through the capability exchange protocol953.

The exchangeable information includes identification informationindicating particular services supportable by the electronic device 310and the electronic device 320.

For example, the electronic device 910 can receive the identificationinformation on the particular services provided by the electronic device930 from the electronic device 930 through the capability exchangeprotocol 333.

In this case, the electronic device 910 determines, based on thereceived identification information, whether the electronic device 910can be supportive of the particular services.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the networkprotocol 955 is a protocol for controlling the flow of data that iscommunicated between the electronic devices (e.g., the electronic device910 and the electronic device 930) communicably connected with eachother, e.g., so that the electronic devices can provide services whileinterworking with each other.

For example, the electronic device 910 or the electronic device 930 canconduct error control or data quality control using the network protocol955.

Additionally or alternatively, the network protocol 955 determines thetransmission format of data communicated between the electronic device910 and the electronic device 930.

The electronic device 910 or the electronic device 930 manages, atleast, a session (e.g., session connection or session termination) fordata exchange between the electronic devices 910 and 930 using thenetwork protocol 955.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the applicationprotocol 957 is a protocol for providing a procedure or information forexchanging data related to services offered to an external electronicdevice.

For example, the electronic device 910 (e.g., the electronic device 701)provides a service to the electronic device 930 (e.g., the electronicdevice 704 or the server 706) through the application protocol 957.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the communicationprotocols 900 is standard communication protocols, protocols designatedby an individual or an organization (e.g., a communication device/systemmanufacturer or network provider) or combinations thereof.

The term ‘module’ may refer to a unit including one of hardware,software, and firmware, or a combination thereof.

The term ‘module’ may be interchangeably used with a unit, logic,logical block, component, or circuit.

The module may be a minimum unit or part of an integrated component.

The module may be a minimum unit or part of performing one or morefunctions.

The module may be implemented mechanically or electronically.

For example, the module can include at least one of Application SpecificIntegrated Circuit (ASIC) chips, Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs),or Programmable Logic Arrays (PLAs) that perform some operations, whichhave already been known or will be developed in the future.

At least a part of the device (e.g., modules or their functions) ormethod (e.g., operations) can be implemented as instructions stored in acomputer-readable storage medium e.g., in the form of a programmingmodule.

The instructions, when executed by one or more processor (e.g., theprocessor 720), enable the processor to carry out a correspondingfunction.

The computer-readable storage medium can be e.g., the memory 730.

At least a part of the programming module can be implemented by e.g.,the processor 720.

At least a part of the programming module can include e.g., a module,program, routine, set of instructions, process, or the like forperforming one or more functions.

The computer-readable storage medium includes a hardware deviceconfigured to store and perform program instructions (e.g., programmingmodule), such as magnetic media such as hard discs, floppy discs, andmagnetic tapes, optical media such as Compact Disc ROMs (CD-ROMs) andDigital Versatile Discs (DVDs), magneto-optical media such as flopticaldisks, ROMs, RAMs, Flash Memories, and/or the like.

Examples of the program instructions include not only machine languagecodes but also high-level language codes which are executable by variouscomputing means using an interpreter.

The aforementioned hardware devices can be configured to operate as oneor more software modules to carry out exemplary embodiments of thepresent disclosure, and vice versa.

Modules or programming modules in accordance with various embodiments ofthe present disclosure include at least one or more of theaforementioned components, omit some of them, or further include otheradditional components.

Operations performed by modules, programming modules or other componentsin accordance with various embodiments of the present disclosure may becarried out sequentially, simultaneously, repeatedly, or heuristically.

Furthermore, some of the operations may be performed in a differentorder, or omitted, or include other additional operation(s).

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the commandsretained in the storage medium, when executed by at least one processor,may be configured to enable the processor to perform at least oneoperation.

The embodiments herein are provided merely for better understanding ofthe present disclosure, and the present disclosure should not be limitedthereto or thereby.

Although the present disclosure has been described with an exemplaryembodiment, various changes and modifications may be suggested to oneskilled in the art. It is intended that the present disclosure encompasssuch changes and modifications as fall within the scope of the appendedclaims.

What is claimed is:
 1. A wearable device, comprising: a body portion; astrap portion coupled to the body portion, the strap portion configuredto enable the body portion to be worn by a user; and a connection modulepartially disposed in the strap portion and partially disposed in thebody portion to couple the strap portion with the body portion, whereinthe connection module comprises a connection pin portion configured todetachably couple the strap portion to the body portion, the connectionpin portion comprising: a first protrusion and a second protrusionrespectively sticking out on two opposite ends of sides of the strapportion, wherein the first protrusion is elastically movable relative tothe strap portion; and a knob coupled to the first protrusion to movethe first protrusion relative to the strap portion.
 2. The wearabledevice of claim 1, wherein the strap portion comprises an opening at arear side thereof to externally expose the knob.
 3. The wearable deviceof claim 2, wherein when the connection pin portion is inserted into apin hole in the body portion, the knob extends through the opening to beexposed to the rear side of the strap portion.
 4. The wearable device ofclaim 1, wherein the body portion comprises a strap coupler portionhaving pin holes facing each other, and each end of the connection pinportion is configured to detachably fasten to a respective one of thepin holes.
 5. The wearable device of claim 1, further comprising atleast one of: a bio sensor configured to sense at least one of movementof a user or a heartbeat of the user; a display; a touch interfaceconfigured to receive user input; and a wifi compatible component or anacceleration sensor configured to sense movement of the user.
 6. Awearable device, comprising: a body portion comprising: a display; atouch interface configured to receive a user input; a first sensorconfigured to sense a heartbeat of a user; a second sensor configured tosense movement of the wearable device; and the wearable device furthercomprises: a strap portion coupled to the body portion, the strapportion configured to enable the body portion to be worn by a user; anda connection pin portion partially disposed the strap portion andpartially disposed in the body portion to couple the strap portion withthe body portion, the connection pin portion having a knob extendingfrom a movable protrusion, and the knob is configured to move themovable protrusion to detachably couple the strap portion to the bodyportion.
 7. The wearable device of claim 6, wherein the connection pinportion comprises: a pin body; the movable protrusion comprises a firstprotrusion and a second protrusion respectively extending from oppositeends of the pin body, wherein the first protrusion is elasticallymovable relative to the pin body; and the knob is coupled to the firstprotrusion to move the first protrusion.
 8. The wearable device of claim6, wherein the strap portion comprises an opening at a rear side thereofto externally expose the knob.
 9. The wearable device of claim 8,wherein when the connection pin portion is inserted into a pin hole inthe body portion, the knob extends through the opening to be exposed tothe rear side of the strap portion.
 10. The wearable device of claim 7,wherein the knob is configured to be moved in a side direction in anopening to move the first protrusion relative to a pin hole in the bodyportion.
 11. The wearable device of claim 7, wherein the body portioncomprises a strap coupler portion having pin holes facing each other,and each end of the connection pin portion is configured to detachablyfasten to a respective one of the pin holes.
 12. A wearable device,comprising: a body portion; a strap portion coupled to the body portion,the strap portion configured to enable the body portion to be worn by auser; and a connection pin portion partially disposed in the strapportion and partially disposed in the body portion to detachably couplethe strap portion and the body portion together such that the strapportion is pivotally movable relative to the body portion about an axis,the connection pin portion comprising a knob extending from a movableprotrusion away from the axis, and the knob is configured to have acoupled position wherein the strap portion and the body portion arecoupled together, and an uncoupled position wherein the knob isconfigured to be moved such that the strap portion can be uncoupled fromthe body portion.
 13. The wearable device of claim 12, wherein the strapportion comprises an opening through which the knob is externallyexposed.
 14. The wearable device of claim 13, wherein the knob isconfigured to be moved in an axial direction in the opening between thecoupled and uncoupled positions.
 15. The wearable device of claim 12,wherein the body portion comprises a strap coupler portion having pinholes facing each other, and pins of the connection pin portion areconfigured to detachably fasten to a respective one of the pin holes.16. The wearable device of claim 12, wherein the body portion furthercomprises a communication interface configured to transmit bio signalinformation of the user to an external electronic device.
 17. Thewearable device of claim 1, wherein the second protrusion is elasticallymovable relative to the strap portion.
 18. The wearable device of claim1, wherein the body portion further comprises a communication interfaceconfigured to transmit bio signal information of the user to an externalelectronic device.
 19. The wearable device of claim 6, wherein the bodyportion further comprises a communication interface configured totransmit information of a heartbeat of the user to an externalelectronic device.
 20. The wearable device of claim 19, wherein thecommunication interface is configured to transmit the information of theheartbeat of the user to the external electronic device using aBluetooth communication protocol.